Hello and welcome to the details of ‘It’s still moving’: Live crayfish steals spotlight at New Zealand parliament press conference (VIDEO) and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - New Zealand Fisheries Minister Shane Jones (right) cradles a live crayfish during a press conference in the Parliament lobby on May 26, 2026. — Screengrab from Facebook/Shane Jones
WELLINGTON, May 26 — A New Zealand lawmaker made a splash inside parliament on Tuesday, brandishing a hefty live crayfish that he pledged to devour after the government budget this week.
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones cradled the crustacean as he strolled through the lobby at New Zealand’s Parliament House, a sight so bizarre that it stopped a nearby news conference in its tracks.
“As you can see, it’s still moving. But once it goes into hot water, it won’t be moving any more,” Jones explained after a baffled reporter asked: “Is it alive?”
Jones said the freshwater crayfish – which are similar but separate to lobsters – was a gift from members of a New Zealand Maori tribe.
He said it would be consumed “on the night of the budget”, which the government will hand down on Thursday.
Jones held the crayfish while he fielded reporters’ questions on everything from energy policy to the selection processes of his populist NZ First political party.
He said he would not bring it into the debating chamber, lest it be confiscated and eaten.
It is not the first fish-themed stunt to cause a stink inside New Zealand’s parliament.
Former opposition leader David Shearer wielded two dead snapper fish on the floor of parliament in 2013 as he railed against proposed government fishing quotas. — AFP
These were the details of the news ‘It’s still moving’: Live crayfish steals spotlight at New Zealand parliament press conference (VIDEO) for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
){kind=link}